Managing WebLogic Integration Solutions

Process Configuration

This section provides the information you need to use the Process Configuration module of the WebLogic Integration Administration Console to:

• View process type information and locate specific processes for configuration.
• View or update process type properties, such as the display name, tracking level, and reporting data policy.
• View or update the security policies for a process.
• Activate or deactivate a non-versioned process.
• Configure the activation time for a newly deployed process version, or rollback to a previous version.
• View an interactive or printable process type graph.
• View or update the selectors used to dynamically set control attributes for a Process or Service Broker control.

Note: You must be logged in as a member of the Administrators, IntegrationAdministrators, or IntegrationOperators group to make changes to the configuration for a process or dynamic control. IntegrationOperators cannot modify process security policies. See Default Groups, Roles, and Security Policies.

The following topics are provided:

• About Process Configuration
• Overview of the Process Configuration Module
• Listing and Locating Process Types
• Listing and Locating Dynamic Controls
• Viewing and Changing Process Details
• Viewing an Interactive or Printable Process Type Graph
• Managing Process Versions
• Adding or Changing Dynamic Client Callback Selectors
• Updating Security Policies
• Adding or Changing Dynamic Control Selectors
• Defining Process Control Properties for a Selector
• Defining Service Broker Control Properties for a Selector
• Deleting Dynamic Control Selectors

 

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About Process Configuration

The following sections provide background information related to business process administration:

• Managing Process Tracking Data
• Process Security Policies
• Service Level Agreements
• Process Versions
• Dynamic Controls

Managing Process Tracking Data

The data generated as process instances execute is initially stored in the runtime database. The monitoring information provided in the console is based on this data. In order to optimize performance, it is important to keep the amount of tracking data stored in the runtime database to a minimum. This is accomplished by:

• Capturing only the necessary data.
• Transmitting the data to an offline database if required for later analysis.
• Purging the data from the runtime database when it is no longer needed for monitoring from the console.

A combination of system and process properties control the management of tracking data. The following table provides a summary of each property and its related configuration tasks. To learn how to carry out the configuration task, see the referenced topic.

Property	Configuration Task	Task Type and Reference
Default Tracking Level	Set the system default tracking level.	System Configuration. See Configuring the Default Tracking Level and Reporting Data Policy.
Tracking Level	Set or verify the tracking level for each process. The administrator can set the level for a process to: Default (the system default tracking level) Full, Node, Minimum, or None (setting overrides the system default tracking level)	Process Configuration. See Viewing and Changing Process Details.
Reporting Data Stream	Enable or disable the reporting data stream. If the reporting data stream is enabled, the specified reporting database is populated by a near real-time data stream.	System Configuration. See Configuring the Reporting Data and Purge Processes.
Purge Schedule	Enable or disable the purge process and set the regular intervals at which process runs to purge the data from the runtime database.	System Configuration. See Configuring the Reporting Data and Purge Processes.
Purge Delay	Set the amount of time after completion or termination before the instance data is subject to purge by the purge process.	System Configuration. See Configuring the Reporting Data and Purge Processes.
Default Reporting Data Policy	Set the system default reporting data policy to On or Off.	System Configuration. See Configuring the Default Tracking Level and Reporting Data Policy.
Reporting Data Policy	Set or verify the reporting data policy for each process: On indicates that the instance data is transmitted to the reporting database if the reporting data stream is enabled. If the reporting data stream is disabled, no processes data is transmitted, regardless of the policy set. Off indicates that the instance data is not subject to transfer to the reporting database, even if the reporting data stream is enabled (that is, the data is only purged). Default indicates that the system default reporting data policy (described below) is used.	Process Configuration. See Viewing and Changing Process Details

 

To learn more, see the following topics:

• Process Tracking Data.
• Reporting and Purging Policies for Tracking Data

Process Security Policies

To ensure process security, the administrator can configure the following security policies for a process:

• Execution policy for process operations
  The execution policy specifies whether the operations in the process are run as the start user or the caller's ID:
• If start user is specified, each operation assumes the identity of the user that started the process.
• If caller's ID is specified, the operation after the call in assumes the identity of that interrupting call.

In addition, the administrator configures whether or not a single principal is required. If a single principal is required, then all incoming client requests must come from the same user.

Execution policy controls the identify used to access external or backend resources. It allows the administrator to specify whether a process accesses an external system as the invoking application or as an application that called into the process later. For example, suppose a process listens for a message on a channel and then waits for a client request. The administrator can set the execution policy to use the identity from the client request when the process subsequently accesses SAP.

• Process authorization policy
  The role(s) authorized to invoke the process methods (client requests). All methods in the process inherit the role(s) specified in the process authorization policy.

Note: If the process authorization policy is not defined, everyone is authorized.

• Method authorization policy
  The role(s) authorized to invoke the process methods (client requests). All methods inherit the role(s) specified in the process authorization policy. Additional roles can be added to the authorization policy for the method.
• Callback authorization policy
  The roles authorized to invoke the process callback.

Note: If the callback authorization policy is not defined, everyone is authorized.

To learn how to set the security policies, see Updating Security Policies.

Service Level Agreements

A service level agreement (SLA) specifies a performance target for a process. It is typically an internal or external commitment that a process will be executed within a specified period of time.

To assist you in achieving the SLA for a process, the WebLogic Integration Administration Console allows you to set the following thresholds:

• SLA threshold, which represents the commitment applicable to the process type (number of seconds, minutes, hours, or days).
• SLA warning threshold, which is a percent of the total SLA.

Process status relative to these thresholds is tracked for each process instance as follows:

• When the elapsed time for a process instance reaches the warning threshold, a warning is displayed on the Process Instance Summary and Detail pages. The amount of time remaining until the SLA threshold will be reached is also displayed.
• When the elapsed time exceeds the SLA set, a red flag is displayed. The amount of time the SLA threshold has been exceeded is also displayed.

This ability to set SLA thresholds allows you to easily identify processes that do not execute within the target time frame. You can then make the changes necessary to meet agreements between suppliers and customers, or to achieve your own performance goals. To learn how to set the SLA for a process, see Viewing and Changing Process Details.

Process Versions

When developers need to modify a deployed process, they must create a new process version and then release it into production along with older versions. To learn more about creating and deploying new versions, see the following topics in Building Integration Applications in the WebLogic Workshop help:

• Versioning Business Processes
• Building and Deploying WebLogic Integration Applications

When multiple versions are deployed, the system determines which version to use when creating new instances. The administrator controls the release of a process version by:

• Enabling or disabling a version.
• Setting the activation time for a version.

When creating a new instance, the system selects the version with the most recent activation time from among the enabled versions. (A disabled version is not available for selection.)

When an administrator activates a process by setting its activation time, instances currently running are not affected. Only instances that are created after the new version becomes active are created based on the new version.

If a newly activated version experiences problems, a rollback is easily accomplished by doing one of the following:

• Updating the activation time on the prior version.
• Disabling the problem version. In this case, the enabled version with the most recent activation date becomes the active version.

To learn more about how to enable or disable a version, or to configure the activation time, see Managing Process Versions.

Note: Processes that are not versioned can also be enabled and disabled. See Viewing and Changing Process Details. A process, whether versioned or not, is only executable if the Is Enabled property is set to true, and the current time is later than the Activation Date and earlier than the Deactivation Date.

Dynamic Controls

Dynamic controls, which currently include the Service Broker and Process controls, provide the means to dynamically set control attributes through a combination of look-up rules and look-up values. This process is known as dynamic binding. In dynamic binding, the process developer specifies look-up rules, and the administrator defines the look-up values. This design pattern allows control attributes to be reconfigured for a running application, without redeployment.

The look-up or selector values are stored in the DynamicProperties.xml file, which is located in the wliconfig subdirectory of the domain root. You can manage the values stored in the DynamicProperties.xml file from the View Dynamic Control Properties page of the Process Configuration module.

Dynamic binding changes made in the WebLogic Integration Administration Console override both configuration changes made in the Workshop development environment and static annotations.

To learn more about the dynamic controls, see the following topics in Building Integration Applications in the WebLogic Workshop help:

• Process Control
• Service Broker Control
• Using Dynamic Binding

 

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Overview of the Process Configuration Module

The following table lists the pages you can access from the Process Configuration module. The tasks and topics associated with each are provided.

Page	Associated Tasks	Topics
Process Types
Process Property Summary	View a list of process types. Display name, public URI, state (stateful or stateless), tracking level, reporting data policy, and SLA are displayed.	Listing and Locating Process Types
	Access the Process Type Details page.
Process Type Details	View process properties. Identifying information (such as service URI and application name), configurable properties (display name, tracking level, reporting data policy, SLA), dynamic client callback properties, execution and authorization policies, variables, and active version are displayed.	Viewing and Changing Process Details
	Access an interactive or printable graph of the process.	Viewing an Interactive or Printable Process Type Graph
	Access one of the following pages to update settings: Edit Process Properties Edit Process Versioning Add New Client Callback Properties Edit Client Callback Properties Edit Process Execution Policy Edit Process Authorization Policy Edit Method Authorization Policy Edit Call Back Authorization Policy
Edit Process Properties	Update display name, SLA, SLA warning threshold, tracking level, and reporting data policy for the selected process type.	Viewing and Changing Process Details
Edit Process Versioning	Enable, disable, or set the activation date and time for the selected version.	Managing Process Versions
Add New Client Callback Properties	Add a selector value and properties, which can be used to dynamically configure the callback to the client.	Adding or Changing Dynamic Client Callback Selectors
Edit Client Callback Properties	Edit the properties used to dynamically configure the callback to the client.	Adding or Changing Dynamic Client Callback Selectors
Edit Process Execution Policy	Specify the run as identity for the process operations, and whether or not a single principal is required.	Updating Security Policies Process Security Policies
Edit Process Authorization Policy	Set the minimum authorized roles for the methods (client requests) in the process.	Updating Security Policies Process Security Policies
Edit Process Method Authorization Policy	Set additional authorized roles for the selected method. (Minimum authorized roles for all methods are set by the process authorization policy.)	Updating Security Policies Process Security Policies
Edit Call Back Authorization Policy	Set the authorized roles for the selected callback.	Updating Security Policies Process Security Policies
Dynamic Controls
View Dynamic Control Properties	View a list of dynamic controls. Control name, type, and selector value are displayed.	Listing and Locating Dynamic Controls
	Delete a selector from the control.	Deleting Dynamic Control Selectors
	Access the Add New or Edit page for the control to define properties for a new selector, or edit properties for an existing selector.	Adding or Changing Dynamic Control Selectors
Add New Process Control Selector	Define the properties for a new selector.	Defining Process Control Properties for a Selector
Edit Process Control Selector	Update the properties for an existing selector.	Defining Process Control Properties for a Selector
Add New Service Broker Control Selector	Define the properties for a new selector.	Defining Service Broker Control Properties for a Selector
Edit Service Broker Control Selector	Update the properties for an existing selector.	Defining Service Broker Control Properties for a Selector

 

 

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Listing and Locating Process Types

The Process Property Summary page displays the following information for each deployed process type. For a more detailed description of the properties, see Viewing and Changing Process Details.

 

Note: The process types are listed alphabetically by display name.

Property	Description
Display Name	Display name assigned to the process. The name is a link to the Process Type Details page. Note: If more than one version of the process is deployed, it is customary to append the version number to the display name, but this convention is not enforced.
Public URI	The process URI. If there are multiple versions deployed, this is the version group URI (that is, the version number is not appended).
State	The process type (Stateful or Stateless).
Tracking Level	The tracking level set for the process.
Reporting Data Policy	The reporting data policy set for tracking data.
SLA	Service level agreement set for the process.

 

To list and locate process types:

From the home page, select the Process Configuration module.
Scroll through the pages to locate a specific process type. Use the controls in the lower left corner. Go to a page by selecting the page number or by using the arrow buttons to go to the next , previous , first , or last page.

 

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Listing and Locating Dynamic Controls

The View Dynamic Control Properties page displays the dynamic controls (Process and Service Broker controls) referenced by deployed processes. For each control, the selector values for any dynamic bindings are displayed. To learn how to add or change control selectors, see Adding or Changing Dynamic Control Selectors.

 

To list and locate dynamic controls:

From the home page, select the Process Configuration module.
From the left panel, select View Dynamic Controls.
To locate a specific control, do one of the following:
• Resort the list. Ascending and descending arrow buttons indicate sortable columns. Click the button to change the sort order.
• Scroll through the pages. Use the controls in the lower left corner. Go to a page by selecting the page number or by using the arrow buttons to go to the next , previous , first , or last page.

 

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Viewing and Changing Process Details

The Process Type Details page allows you to view or change process properties.

 

 

To view and change process details:

Locate the process. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.
To update configurable properties, do the following:
In the Configurable Properties section, click Configure to display the Edit Process Properties page.




 
Set the properties as required. The properties are described in the table that follows this procedure.
Click Submit to update the properties and return to the Process Type Details page.
To enable, disable, or activate a version, see Managing Process Versions.
To configure dynamic client callback properties, see Adding or Changing Dynamic Client Callback Selectors.
To update the execution policy, process authorization policy, or method authorization policy, see Updating Security Policies.

The following table summarizes the information displayed on the Process Type Details page.

Note: When the server is started in iterative development mode (iterativeDevFlag=true), updates to the configurable properties are overridden when the process is redeployed through an application build or process redeploy.

Property	Description		Administrator Can Set (Yes/No)
Service URI	The process URI. If there are multiple versions of the process, a version number is appended		No
Application Name	The name of the application.		No
Stateful/Stateless	The process type (Stateful or Stateless.) To learn more about how stateful and stateless processes are created, see Building Stateless and Stateful Business Processes in Building Integration Applications in the WebLogic Workshop Help.		No
Description	User-friendly description of the process.		No
Version Group URI	For versioned processes, the URI for the version group.		No
Process Graph	Links to an interactive or printable view of the process. See Viewing an Interactive or Printable Process Type Graph.		No
Configurable Properties
Display name	Display name assigned to the process. Note: If more than one version of the process is deployed, it is customary to append the version number to the display name, but this convention is not enforced.		Yes
Tracking Level	The tracking level set for the process. The following types of events can be tracked: Global events Events such as start process, end process, suspend, and resume. Node transitions Events generated by each executed node (a start node event and an end or abort node event).		Yes
	Full	Global events, node transitions, and data are tracked.
	Node	Global events and node transitions are tracked.
	Minimum	Global events, such as start process, end process, suspend, and resume, are tracked.
	Default	Tracking level is set to the current system-wide setting (Full, Node, Minimum, or None). See Configuring the Default Tracking Level and Reporting Data Policy.
	None	No events or data are tracked.
Reporting Data Policy	The reporting data policy set for tracking data.		Yes
	On	Reporting data is enabled. The tracking data available for this process is transmitted to an offline database.
	Off	Reporting data is disabled for this process.
	Default	The reporting data policy is set to the system default reporting data policy. See Reporting and Purging Policies for Tracking Data.
Save Process Variable Values on Completion	The process variable values policy set for tracking variables.		Yes
	On	Process variable tracking is enabled. After process completion, the variable values available for this process are stored in the run-time database. The process variable values are archived in the archive database as two new event types: one each for variable summary and for variable detail. For information about how to access archived data, see http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13214_01/wli/docs81/manage/archive.html
	Off	Process variable tracking is disabled.
	Default	The process variable tracking policy is set to the system default policy. See Reporting and Purging Policies for Tracking Data.
SLA	Service level agreements (SLA) expressed as the number of seconds, minutes, hours, or days. When this threshold has been reached, a red flag is displayed for the process instance. For processes without an SLA, NA is displayed. To remove an SLA setting, enter 0 in the SLA field on the Edit Process Properties page. To learn more about the SLA, see Service Level Agreements.		Yes
SLA Warning Threshold	A percent of the total SLA time. When this threshold has been reached, a warning flag is displayed for the process instance.		Yes
Is Enabled	For non-versioned processes, indicates whether the process is enabled (true) or disabled (false). For versioned processes, see the Version Group section.		Yes
Activation Time	For non-versioned processes, the date and time the process became, or is to become, active.		Yes
Deactivation Time	For non-versioned processes, the date and time the process is to become inactive.		Yes
Dynamic Client Callback Properties
Selector table	If the process includes a Client Response node for which a lookup property has been specified, this table lists the selector values configured by the administrator. If no values are listed, none have yet been added.		Yes
	Selector name	The selector name used to look up the selector properties.
	Edit	A link to the Edit Client Callback Properties page for the selector.
	Delete	A control used to delete the selector.
Version Group
Version Group URI	The URI for the group.		No
Default Service URI	The URI for the process type.		No
Current Active	The process in the group that is currently active.		No
Version group table	Entry for each deployed version in the version group.		No
	Display Name	Display name assigned to the process version.	No
	Service URI	The URI for the process version.	No
	Enabled	Indicates whether the process is enabled (true) or disabled (false).	Yes
	Activation Date	Date and time the process version became, or is to become, active.	Yes
	Deactivation Date	Date and time the process version is to become inactive.	Yes
	Configure	Link to the Edit Process Versioning page, from which you can enable, disable, or update the activation time for the process version. See Managing Process Versions.
Security Policies
Execution Policy	Run As	The identity the operations in the process assume while executing. Options are caller's identity or start user.	Yes
	Single Principal Required	Yes or No. If set to Yes, all incoming client requests must come from the same user.
Process Authorization Policy	Roles authorized to invoke process methods.		Yes
Method Authorization Policy	Additional roles authorized to invoke the method. (The roles specified for Process Authorization Policy are inherited by the method.)		Yes
Callback Authorization Policy	Roles authorized to invoke the callback.		Yes
Variables
Variables	Name and declared type for each variable defined.		No

 

 

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Viewing an Interactive or Printable Process Type Graph

The Process Type Details page allows you to view an interactive or printable graph of the deployed process type. The graphical view represents your business process and its interactions with clients and resources, such as databases, JMS queues, file systems.

If there are running instances, you can access an interactive or printable graph of any instance from the Process Instance Detail page. See Viewing an Interactive or Printable Process Instance Graph.

Note: The interactive process graph requires Adobe SVG Viewer Version 3.0. To learn more, see Requirements for the Interactive Graph. The printable graph requires a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.

To view a printable graph for a process type:

Note: You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the printable graph.

Locate the process to view. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.
Click Printable View.

The process graph is displayed as a PDF document.

To view the interactive graph for a process type:

Verify that your browser meets the requirements. See Requirements for the Interactive Graph.
Locate the process to view. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.
Click Interactive View.

The Adobe SVG Viewer displays the interactive view as shown in the following figure.




 

Do any of the following:
• To display the name, type, and description for a node, click the node image.
• To scroll the view, press and hold down the Alt key. The cursor changes to a hand tool. Click and drag to scroll the process graph vertically or horizontally.
• To zoom in, press and hold down the Ctrl key. The cursor changes to a zoom in tool. Click to zoom in.
• To zoom out, press and hold down the Ctrl+Shift keys. The cursor changes to a zoom out tool. Click to zoom out.
• To change to a printable view, click Print View. The process graph is displayed as a PDF document.

 

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Managing Process Versions

The Version Group section of the Process Type Details page allows you to enable, disable, or set the activation time for the versions in a process group.

 

Note: If you are running with noiterativedev, running instances will not be terminated when you redeploy an EAR. In production it is recommended that you use the following flags when starting WebLogic Server: production noiterativedev nodebug notestconsole

See "Run-Time Tuning Issues" in the Performance Tips section of the WebLogic Integration Solutions Best Practices FAQ.

To enable, disable, or activate a version:

Locate the process to view. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.

In the Version Group section, the current status of each version is displayed in the version table.

In the version table, click the Configure link for the version.

The Edit Process Versioning page is displayed.




 

Do one or more of the following:
• To set the activation time, select the month, date, and time from the Activation Date drop-down lists.
• To disable the version, uncheck the Is Enabled check box.
• To enable the version, check the Is Enabled check box.
Do one of the following:
• To save the changes, click Submit.

The Process Type Details page is displayed. The version table reflects the changes.

• To reset to the last saved values, click Reset.
• To disregard changes and return to the Process Type Details page, click Cancel.

Note: There should always be one active version. If no version is available (that is, all versions are disabled) when the process is invoked, an error is logged.

 

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Adding or Changing Dynamic Client Callback Selectors

If a process includes a Client Response node for which a lookup property has been specified, the Process Type Details page includes a Dynamic Client Callback Properties section. This section allows you to define the selector values and properties required to dynamically configure the callback to the client.

To learn more about specifying a lookup property for a Client Response node, see Sending Messages to Clients in Building Integration Applications in the WebLogic Workshop help.

To add or change a dynamic client callback selector:

Locate the process. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.
In the Dynamic Client Callback Properties section, do one of the following:
• To add a new selector, click the Add a new callback property link.

The Add New Client Callback Properties page is displayed.




 

• To edit a selector, click the Edit link to the right of the selector value to display the Edit Client Callback Properties.
Set the properties as required. For a description of the available properties, see the table at the end of this procedure.
Click Submit.

The Process Type Details page is displayed. If you added a new selector, the value is displayed.

The following table summarizes the settings available on the Add New Client Callback Properties and Edit Client Callback Properties pages.

Setting	Description	Required/ Optional
In the Selector Value field, enter the look up key.	The value used to select and dynamically set control attributes at runtime. Note: This field cannot be edited on the Edit Client Callback Properties page.	Required
Select the No Dynamic Authentication, Basic Authentication, or Certificate Based Authentication option button.	Type of authentication.	Optional
In the User Name field, enter the user name.	If Basic Authentication is selected, the required user name.	Required if Basic Authentication is selected.
In the Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	The password alias used to look up the user password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.
In the Client Certificate Alias field, enter the certificate alias.	Certificate alias for Certificate Based Authentication.	Required if Certificate Based Authentication is selected.
In the Client Certificate Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	Password alias to look up the certificate password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.
In the Keystore Location field, enter the keystore location.	The keystore location.
In the Keystore Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	The password alias used to look up the keystore password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.
In the Keystore Type field, enter the keystore type.	The keystore type.

 

To delete a dynamic client callback selector:

Locate the process. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.
In the Dynamic Client Callback Properties section, click the Delete link to the right of the selector value.

 

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Updating Security Policies

The Process Type Details page allows you to set the security policies for the process or its methods and callbacks.

Note: If an authenticator that implements the required MBeans is not configured, the options for configuring the process, method, and callback authorization policies are disabled. To learn more about the authenticator requirements, see Security Provider Requirements for User Management.

To set security policies:

Locate the process to view. See Listing and Locating Process Types.
Click the process name to display the Process Type Details page.
To configure the execution policy for the process:
In the Execution Policy section, click Configure.

The Edit Process Execution Policy page is displayed.




 

From the Run as drop-down list, select caller's identity or start user.
Check or uncheck the Single Principal Required check box.
Click Submit to update the properties and return to the Process Type Details page.
To configure the authorization policies, do one or more of the following:
• To configure the authorization policy for the process methods, in the Process Authorization Policy section, click Configure.

The Edit Process Authorization Policy page is displayed.




 

Note: If no roles are specified, everyone is authorized.

• To configure the authorization policy for a method, click the Configure link for the method.

The Edit Process Method Authorization Policy page is displayed.




 

Note: All methods in the process inherit the roles assigned in the process authorization policy. These roles cannot be removed.

• To configure the authorization policy for a callback, click the Configure link for the callback.

The Edit Callback Authorization Policy page is displayed.




 

Add or remove role assignments as follows:

To add roles:

From the Available Roles list, select the required roles. (To select multiple roles, press and hold the Ctrl key as you click each additional role.)
Click the icon to move the selected roles to the Current Roles list.

To remove roles:

From the Current Roles list, select the roles to remove. (To select multiple roles, press and hold the Ctrl key as you click each additional role.)
Click the icon to move the selected roles to the Available Roles list.
Do one of the following:
• To update the policy, click Submit.

The Process Type Details page is displayed and reflects the changes.

• To reset to the last saved values, click Reset.
• To disregard changes and return to the Process Type Details page, click Cancel.

 

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Adding or Changing Dynamic Control Selectors

The View Dynamic Controls Properties page allows you to add new or update existing selectors.

To add or change a selector:

Locate the dynamic control to update. See Listing and Locating Dynamic Controls.
Do one of the following:
• Select the Add Selector link.
• Select the Edit link to the right of the selector value to be updated.
Set the properties as required. For a description of the available properties, see the topic applicable to type of dynamic control.
• Defining Process Control Properties for a Selector
• Defining Service Broker Control Properties for a Selector
Do one of the following:
• To update, click Submit.

The View Dynamic Controls Properties page is displayed. If you added a new selector, the value is displayed.

• To reset to the last saved values, click Reset.
• To disregard changes and return to the View Dynamic Controls Properties page, click Cancel.

 

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Defining Process Control Properties for a Selector

Note: The (Dynamic) Selector has now been deprecated. Please use the XML MetaData Cache Control to look up WebLogic Integration Administration Console configured values and then use the setProperties() calls of the Process Control to set the endpoint at runtime. For more information on the XML MetaData Cache Control, see XML MetaData Cache Control in Using Integration Controls in the WebLogic Workshop Help, and for more information on the Process Control, see Process Control in Using Integration Controls in the WebLogic Workshop Help. For more information on the WebLogic Integration Administration Console, see Managing WebLogic Integration Solutions.

The Add New Process Control Selector and Edit Process Control Selector pages allow you to set the selector value, target URI, user name, and password alias.

 

The following table summarizes the available settings.

Setting	Description	Required/ Optional
In the Selector Value field, enter the look up key.	The value used to select and dynamically set control attributes at runtime. Note: This field cannot be edited on the Edit Process Control Selector page.	Required to Add
In the Target URI field, enter the URI for the target process.	The URI for the target process associated with this look up key.	Optional
In the User Name field, enter the user name.	The user name (if required) used to invoke the target process.	Optional
In the Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	The password alias used to look up the user password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.	Optional

 

 

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Defining Service Broker Control Properties for a Selector

Note: The (Dynamic) Selector has now been deprecated. Please use the XML MetaData Cache Control to look up WebLogic Integration Administration Console configured values and then use the setProperties() calls of the Service Broker Control to set the endpoint at runtime. For more information on the XML MetaData Cache Control, see XML MetaData Cache Control in Using Integration Controls in the WebLogic Workshop Help, and for more information on the Service Broker Control see, Service Broker Control in Using Integration Controls in the WebLogic Workshop Help. For more information on the WebLogic Integration Administration Console, see Managing WebLogic Integration Solutions.

The Add New Service Broker Control Selector and Edit Service Broker Selector pages allow you to set the selector value and associated properties.

 

The following table summarizes the available settings.

Setting	Description	Required/ Optional
In the Selector Value field, enter the look up key.	The value used to select and dynamically set control attributes at runtime. Note: This field cannot be edited on the Edit Service Broker Selector page.	Required
In the End Point field, enter the URI for the target service.	The URI for the service end point associated with this look up key.	Optional
From the Protocol drop-down list, select the protocol.	Protocol to use when making the call. Valid values are http-soap http-xml jms-soap jms-xml form-get form-post The default is http-soap. Note: The WebLogic Integration Administration Console allows you to specify any of the above values, therefore, you must take care to select a protocol that is supported by the process. For example, raw XML (non-SOAP) protocols do not work with conversational web services.	Optional
Select the No Dynamic Authentication, Basic Authentication, or Certificate Based Authorization option button.	Type of authentication. If client certificates are required, select Certificate Based Authorization and enter values in the Keystore Location, Keystore Password Alias, and Keystore Type fields.	Optional
In the User Name field, enter the user name.	The user name (if required) used to invoke the target process.	Required if Basic Authentication is selected.
In the Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	The password alias used to look up the user password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.
In the Client Certificate Alias field, enter the certificate alias.	Certificate alias if the remote service requires SSL with two-way authentication or a digital signature.	Required if Certificate Based Authorization is selected.
In the Client Certificate Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	Password alias to look up the certificate password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.
In the Keystore Location field, enter the keystore location.	The keystore location.	Required if Certificate Based Authorization is selected.
In the Keystore Password Alias field, enter the password alias.	The password alias used to look up the keystore password in the password store. See Password Aliases and the Password Store.
In the Keystore Type field, enter the keystore type.	The keystore type.

 

 

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Deleting Dynamic Control Selectors

The View Dynamic Controls Properties page allows you to delete selectors.

To delete a selector:

Locate the dynamic control to update. See Listing and Locating Dynamic Controls.
Click the Delete link to the left of the selector value to be deleted.

The selector is deleted from the list.